Bye, Coal-icia! Consumers Energy Advances Decarbonization Goals
Jackson, Michigan-based Consumers Energy (NYSE: CMS) made a groundbreaking announcement in a press conference this morning that it is ditching
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Farewell, Arecibo: The Need For Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
The collapse of the Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico highlights the gradual attrition of American leadership in science, and the failure of an entire generation of political leadership– in both parties- to address the increasingly grave threats of climate change.
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Climate Change Is Here, And Boy Is It Ever Expensive!
If we fail to push for market transformation oriented toward climate adaptation solutions, the market will do it on its own. Like, in a really bad way. This has the unintended consequence, however, of incentivizing better decisions about development and planning.
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Land Hurricanes, Resilient Design, And Other Stuff To Think About
Extreme weather, like the recent derecho storm that ripped through Iowa, is exposing the fragility of the built environment. Fortunately, in thinking about how to protect ourselves, we have the ability to combine human technological ingenuity with the systems nature already built.
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WOCCS Resiliency Summit: Women of Color in Sustainability
Nat attended a few amazing sessions at the Collective Resiliency Virtual Summit, organized by the Women of Color Collective in Sustainability, a co-creation of POCACITO fellow Jordana Vasquez.
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Epilogue from the Climate Leadership Conference: We Cannot Stop Asking The Tough Questions
The Climate Leadership Conference did a great job of bringing powerful stakeholders together. What it didn’t do such a great job of was asking tough questions of those stakeholders. But there is always opportunity to continue the dialogue.
Read MoreClimate Leadership Conference: Practical Energy Finance Solutions
One session at last week’s Climate Leadership Conference in Detroit dealt with financing strategies for energy and sustainability improvements. PRACTICAL
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Climate Leadership Conference: Decarbonizing Transportation, One Electric SUV At A Time?
One recurring theme at last week’s Climate Leadership Conference was the topic of decarbonizing the transportation sector. Transportation accounts for
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Interview with the Rocky Mountain Institute’s Carla Frisch on America’s Pledge
Nat sits down with the Rocky Mountain Institute’s Carla Frisch to talk about America’s Pledge, an initiative to bring together cities, states, and corporations to tackle the climate crisis– with real, quantifiable benefits for every citizen.
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Climate Leadership Conference, Day 1: Lessons Learned and Issues Highlighted
Day 1 of the Climate Leadership Conference provides some solid lessons in adaptation and reslience while also revealing some important schisms in the sustainability movement.
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